Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Just an update

Overall, the past couple months with Hannah have presented Mark and I with some of the most trying times for us as parents.  While it doesn't at all compare to what we went through nearly one year ago (look for a special post about that on Saturday!), I really have questioned my parenting skills.  Hannah is a strong-willed child.  She knows what she wants is not easily distracted.  Her response to nearly everything is a resounding "NO!"  I'm convinced that we are now entering the terrible twos stage. 

About a month ago, she started freaking out about taking a bath.  She didn't have any bad experiences or accidents in the bath, but every night is a battle.  She screamed through the entire bath last night, which then had me in tears.  So, tonight I took a bath with her.  And just as I suspected, she LOVED it!  So this showed me that her meltdowns mean one of two things: she's either truly AFRAID of the bath or just plain doesn't want to take one and is letting us know what she really thinks about it. Hopefully I won't be bathing with her for the next 5 years...

I have to remind myself that overall she really is a good child with a kind heart!  She sweetly requested kisses from Daddy before bedtime tonight by pointing repeatedly to her cheeks.  It was so sweet and I know it melted Mark's heart just a bit!  

Hannah will be moving to a new classroom at daycare on Friday.  I hope that she will handle the adjustment okay.  She currently has the sweetest, most wonderful teacher. Hannah loves her so much that she has named all of her baby dolls after Ms. Amy!  She will also be split up from some of her little friends, but I'm sure she'll make new ones, too.

Here are a few pictures:




4 comments:

Bryan, Lara, and Ella said...

I know Hannah is going to do great in her new room!!

Ekmans said...

Hey! Molly is doing the same kind of thing - I'm glad to hear someone else going through something similar. Her appetite has dropped off and she is getting picky. Her favorite word is NO! even when she means yes if asked again. She is extremely stong willed too. How is tooth brushing going??

Anonymous said...

She may be a handful, but at least she is adorable!

Anonymous said...

What precious pictures! I love the one where Hannah is feeding her baby doll!
Mary Beth